Razor



Nov. 16, 1954 w. E. cARDlNAL 2594252 RAzoR Filed June 13, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Will/'am E. Cardina/ JNVENToR.

Il I" 9 I B Y 62" w MWWMLWS iRA-zon William E. Cardinal, Iiyndhursh Na: Jazassignorof 'forty per cent to =Walter Reimann, Ridgefieltl ParktNiJ.

Application ,June `.13, 1.952, Serial No. v293,334

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This invention relates in general ;to razors, ;and more particularly to la Vmagazine type zsafetytrazor.

The primary object of `this inventionis'to :provide an improved safety razor;in 'which'the blade. is in. the formof an elongated tape andwhich may ;be advanced asportions thereof become dull after .being Vut'ilized `in -shaving Operations.

Another object of this ;invention is to :provide .a'n improved magazineV type safetyfrazorznwwhich ;the shaving portion of an elongated-:blade.stripzisrigidlyclamped to a housing in which the ;blade stripisVL mounted whereby the shaving portion .ofthe zblade 'is ;.pi'operlyV supported.

Another object of `this ;invention .is :to :provide ...an improved magazine type .safetyyrazorxwhich includes a relatively compact housing whichm'ay be open ed in |order to make the interior thereof-readily;accessible .for .the insertion of a new blade strip.

Another object of this jnvention -is to :provide '.an ;improved housing `for .a 'magazine-,type zsafety' :razor, :said housing being provided with awipingzstripfor wiping oil off of the bladestripas itis :advanced into-ashaving position.

A further `objectof this virivention is ;to provide `an .improved magazine type Safety razor in which the blade strip is mounted in a disp'osable .Capsule whereby the chances of a .person being7 cut by .the `l.blade strip Aare greatly reduced.

A still further object of this invention isto, provide `an improved drive means'of a `magazine j type safetyrazor, said drive means being intheform ofa drive shaft and handle carried by aremovafble-.topzportion .o'f therazor, said drive shaft having asplned'end which isadapted to be wedged in a. similarly sp'lined-,windi-ng r'eel, lsaidwinding reel being providedwitha recessed 'hoolc for engagement in a slot in. one vend ofthe blade':strip.-

With these objects definitely `.in view, this invention resides in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangementl of elementsand-;portions'as will be hereinafter described in `detailv in the specjifica'tion, particularly pointed `out in the appende'd clairns, and illustrated in. the accompanying` drawings'which `form .a material part of this application and in which:

Figure 1 is a topl plan view 'of the3ii'nproved vmagazine type safety razor, which is the subject of this invention, and shows the. general outlinethereof;

Fgnre 2 is a .sideelevationahviewof thefisafety .razor of Figure l, a rear-portion of thezhousingof therazor being broken away and:shown in section in order lto clearly illustrate the manner in.which-the'top.and bottom portions thereof are hingedly connected together;

Figure 3 is a bottomplanv view :of the-.safetvrazor of Figure 1, .positions of bladev strip receiving capsules being shown by dotted lines; I

-Figure 4 is .a longitudinalivertcal ysectional lviewtalten substantially upon thegplane-indicated vby. thesection line 4. 4 of Figure 1` and shows ;the internalv constructionzof the safetyrazorofiFigure l1; I p w Figure 5 is a transverse horizonta'l sectional view' taken substantially upon .the plane'indicate'd-by .the sectionline 5-5 of .Figure 2 .andfishows the-.inanner in which the blade strip is supported Within-.thehousing of the-safety razor;

Figure 6 is. an .enlarged'transverse verticalsectional view taken substantially upon-theplaneindcated by the section line .6-6 ofFigure .lf .and shows `the construction of the means for winding the blade-V strip from its magazine;

2,694,252 Ptented .N ov. 16, 1954 ;Figure 7 isanienlarged front .ielevationalzview of the 'razorof Figure 1-, lthe bottom .plate of the housingbeing removed and a. portion 'of 5a ;blade strip .clamping head being :brokenvaway lin order .to clearly. illustrate .the rela- .:tive position of the blade .strip at .the forward endof the razor;

.Figure'S is 'an enlargedperspective view 'of the winding `.reel and: an end portioniofthe blade strip and'shows the mannerin which the two are: connected together; and

lFigure 9 is 'anrenlarged transverse' Vertical sectional view taken substantially uponthe'plane 'indicated bythe section line 9-9 of Figure land shows .the general con- .struction of the magazinel capsulefrom -Which the .blade 'stripzis dispensed.-

Similar charactersof .reference designate lsimilar or -identical ,elements and portions throughout the specifiplastic, but may be .formed of any suitable material.

The housing 10 includes a top portion 12 which is provide'd Vwith a recess 14 at the forward end thereof formed by forwardly extending side flanges 16. The housing 10 also includes a-lowerpo`rtion 18 which has an upwardly extending forward portion 20 which .projects through the U-shaped opening 14'attheifront `end of the top portion 12 between thefianges '16 and terminates substantially flush with the upper surface of the top portion. As is best illustrated in Figure 4, the top portion 12` is 'hingedly secured at its rear end tothe bottomportion 18 by a hinge construction 22, ythehingeconstruction 22 being disposed within the two portionsand completely concealed. The two portions are retained Vin a .closed position by a spring clip24 carried by the rear part ofthe upwardly projecting front portion-20 of the lower portion 18, the spring clip 24 having a rolled edge26 which overlies that .part of the top portion 12 which extends between the fiang'es 16 to form the base of the U-shaped recess 14.

The bottom portion '18 is provided adjacent the'rear end thereof With a generally circular recess 28 whose center is off-set to one side of the center line of the housing 10 and is adapted to receive a capsule in the form of .a magazine. 30 from whichis dispensed a blade strip 32. I-t'will be noted that therecess .28 has a concentric .por- Vtion ofV a smaller diameter which projects further into thebottom portion 18 and is referred to by the. reference numeral 34. The magazine 30 is provided with a central spindle -36 which projects downwardly therethrough and is located in the concentric recess 34 .for aligning the magazine within the ,recess 28. It -will be understood that the blade strip 32 is coiled about the spindle 36 which is adapted to rotate within the magazine 30 upon the dispensing of the blade strip 32.

The magazine 30 is formed -in two pieces besides the spindle 36 and includes a generally cup-shaped bottom portion 38 whose upper end is open and provided with a .closure cap 40. It will be understood that the closure cap 40 is tightly placed upon the-'bottom portion 38 so as to vnorrnallypprevent'the removal of same whereby the blade strip 32 may not accidentally spring out of the magazine 30 to cut a person handling the same. In order that the blade strip 32 may be dispensed from the magazinc 30, the same is provided witha vertically extending slot-42 which extends through both the bottom portion 38 and the .cap 40 and through which the blade strip 32 passes. It .will benoted that the top portion 12 of the housing 10 is recessed above Vthe magazine 30 and stifened by a longitudinally extending stiifening flange 44, thejstiffeningflange 44 engaging .the upper surface of the top 40 to retain the capsule forming 'the' magazine 30 in place.

ln o rder t h at the magazine 30 may be further retained in position, the outer',portions of the bottom wall of the bottom .portion 38 isprovided with a plurality' of radially extending :downwardly projecting'ribs 46. The r'ib's'46 are received in complementary recesses 48 in the bottom vportionlt'l .and prevent the magazine '30 from rotating whenlthe spindle 36 rotates.

.Located centrally thereof, thel bottom portion 18 is v provided witha; second'cylindricalrecess `50 whose =axis is on the center line of the housing 10 and in which is received a take-up capsule 52. The take-up eapsule 52 includes a bottom portion 54 whose open upper end is closed by a cap 56. The take-up capsule 52 is positioned within the recess 50 by a plurality of radially extending downwardly projecting ribs 58 along the outer portion'of the bottom wall of the bottom portion 54, the ribs 58 being positioned within complementary recesses 60 extending downwardly from the bottom of the recess 50.

. In order that the blade strip 32 may be wound into the take-up capsule 52, the same is provided with a winding reel 62 which has a lower hub portion 64 extending through a concentric opening 66 in the bottom wall of the bottom portion 58. The winding reel 62 is further positioned by an upwardly projecting hub 68 which passes through a concentric opening 70 in the cap 56. As is best illustrated in Figure 8, the winding reel 62 is provided with a notch 72 in its peripheral edge and has a hook portion 74 which extends into the notch as a continuation of the peripheral edge. The blade strip 32 is provided at one end with an elongated opening 76 of a size to receive the hook portion 74 and is adapted to have its extreme end positioned within the notch 72 behind a shoulder 78 formed by a tapered side wall of the notch 72.

In order that the winding reel 62 may be conveniently rotated for advancing the blade strip 32, the top portion 12 is provided with a drive shaft which is referred to in general by the reference numeral 80. The drive shaft passes through a Vertical bore 82 in the top portion 12 and is journaled in the same. The upper end of the drive shaft is provided with a handle portion 84 which is positioned within a circular cross sectional recess 86 in the upper surface of the top portion 12. Concentric with the recess 86 and the bore 82 is a second recess 88 which is in the lower surface of the top portion 12 and is adapted to receive a portion of the hub 68. It will be noted that the lower end of the drive shaft is in the form of a tapered spline 90 which is received within a complementary splined bore 92 in the winding reel 62. The drive shaft 80 is retained within its associated bore 82 by an enlarged annular flange 94 disposed between the main portion of the drive shaft 80 and its splined end portion 90 and seated within the recess 88.

Referring now to Figure in particular, it will be seen that the lower portion 18 of the housing is provided adjacent one side with a forwardly extending vertical groove 96 which receives the blade strip 32 after it passes out of the magazine 30. The blade 'strip 32 passes out of the forward end of the groove 96 and passes around the forward end of the lower portion 18 and back into a longitudinally extending Vertical groove 98 in the lower portion 18 adjacent the other side thereof. The blade strip 32 passes from the groove 98 into the take-up capsule 52 where it is positioned after having been used. It will be noted that the portion of the groove 96 is enlarged adjacent the magazine 30 and provided with a strip of felt 100 which is utilized to wipe excessive oil oif of the blade strip 32 prior to its movement to the front end of the bottom portion 18 where it is exposed.

In order that the portion of the blade strip 32 disposed at the front end of the portion 18 may be rigidly supported for use in a shaving operation, the front portion of the bottom portion 18 is provided with a head 102 which has a recess 104 on the lower portion thereof receiving the front portion of the blade strip 32. The head 102 is generally U-shaped in plan view and enclosed the forward end of the bottom portion 18 with the rear ends thereof in abutting relation with the forward ends of the flanges 16 of the top portion 12. The head 102 is also provided with a sloping rear face 106 which engages a sloping front surface of the bottom portion 18 whereby the same is accurately positioned. In order that the head 102 may be clamped in position, the front wall 108 of the portion 18 is provided with a bore 110 through which passes a fastener 112 which has a threaded end 114 threadedly engaged in a threaded bore 116 in the head 102. In order to facilitate the rotation of the fastener 112, the same is provided with a knurled head 118. It will be noted that the lower- 18 is beveled downwardly `and"rearwardly whereby the cutting edge of the blade strip 32 projects slightly outwardly -therefrom. This permits the engagement of the cutting edge of the blade-strip with whiskers or other hair elements to be cut and the movement of the blade strip over the skin is guided by engagement of a rounded forward portion of the head 102 with the skin in the area being shaved.

It Will be noted that the head 118 of the fastener 112 is disposed within a downwardly projecting recess in the front portion of the bottom portion 18 of the housing 10. The front Wall 108, which forms a wall of the recess 120 at the forward end of the bottom portion 18 is provided with a pair of transversely elongated slots 122 which extend upwardly and rearwardly, from a portion adjacent the cutting edge of the blade strip 32. The slots 122 are adapted to receive shaving cream scraped from the skin being shaved by the blade strip 32 and conducts the same into the recess 120 which is a shaving cream receptacle.

In order that the shaving cream receptacle may retain the shaving cream during a shaving operation and at the same time be readily cleaned after the shaving operation, the same is provided with a removable bottom wall which is a forward portion of a bottom plate 126. The bottom plate is mounted in a longitudinally extending recess 128 in the bottom of the bottom portion 18 and has edge portions located in guideways 130 along the edges of the recess 128. The bottom plate 126 may be moved by sliding the same rearwardly out of the recess 128, and the forward movement thereof is limited by engagement of the forward end of the same with the front wall 108. The bottom plate 126 is retaned in position by a spring clip 132 carried by the bottom portion 18 and projecting downwardly into the recess 128.

Referring now to Figure 2 in particular, it will be seen that the head 102 is provided with a window 134 adjacent one rear end thereof. In order that only the used portion of the blade strip 32 may be advanced when the used portion has become dull, the blade strip 32 is provided at spaced intervalswith indicating marks 136. When it is desired to advance the blade strip 32, the handle portion 84 of the drive shaft 80 is rotated until the next indicating mark 136 appears in the window 134. When this occurs the portion of the blade strip 32 clamped by the head 102 is in the form of a completely new blade. It will be understood that the fastener 112 must be loosened prior to the advancing of the blade strip 32 and tightened again after the advancing and before a shaving operation.

Theoperation of this device will be understood from the foregoing description of the details thereof, taken in connection with the above recited objects and drawings. Further description would appear to be unnecessary.

Minor modifications of the device, varying in minor details from the embodiment of the device illustrated and described here, may be resorted to without departure from the spirit and scope of this invention, as defined in the appended clairns.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A magazine type safety razor comprising a housing having first and second reels mounted therein, an elongated tape-like blade strip positioned within guideways in said body and partially coiled on each of said reels, a head clamping an intermediate portion of .said blade strip to' one end of said housing for rigidly supporting the same, said one end of the housing being provided with inwardly extending slots adjacent a cutting edge of the strip blade, a shaving cream receptacle adjacent said one end, said slots communicating with said receptacle for receiving shaving cream forced into said slots during a shaving operation, a cover removably closing said receptacle tofacilitate Cleaning thereof.

2. A magazine type safety razor comprising a housing having first and second reels mounted therein, an elongated tape-like blade strip positioned within guideways in said body and partially coiled on each of said reels, a head clamping an intermediate portion of said blade strip to one end of said housing for rigidly supporting the same, a shavingvcream receptacle in said housing immedately rearward of said head, a slot in -;,said housing adjacent said blade strip communicating said receptacle with the exterior of said housing, a

fastener adjustably clamping said head to said housing, said fastener having a turning head disposed in said receptacle.

3. A magazine type safety razor comprising a housing having first and second reels mounted therein, an 5 elongated tape-like blade strip positioned within guideways in said body and partially coiled on each of said reels, a head clamping an intermediate portion of said blade strip to one end of said housing for rigidly supporting the same, a shaving cream receptacle in said housing immediately rearward of said head, a slot in said housing adjacent said blade strip communicating said receptacle with the exterior of said housing, a fastener adjustably clamping said head to said housing,

said fastener having a turning head disposed in said 15 receptacle, a removable over for said receptacle to provide ready access to said turnng head.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,231,215 Sterrick June 26, 1917 1,713,079 Hall May 14, 1929 10 2,053,642 Steinmetz et al. Sept. 8, 1936 2,367,571 Gaide Jan. 16, 1945 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 442,886 Great Britain Feb. 17, 1936 

